Obama wins the right to invoke "State Secrets" to protect Bush crimes

In a 6-5 ruling issued this afternoon, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Obama administration a major victory in its efforts to shield Bush crimes from judicial review, when the court upheld the Obama DOJ's argument that Bush's rendition program, used to send victims to be tortured, are "state secrets" and its legality thus cannot be adjudicated by courts.

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/09/08/obama/index.html



Abu Ghraib abuse photos 'show rape'

At least one picture shows an American soldier apparently raping a female prisoner while another is said to show a male translator raping a male detainee.

http://bit.ly/15ccfD



CIA papers reveal it ran prison facilities in Poland

AT LEAST one secret CIA prison operated on Polish territory between 2001 and 2003, according to a newly published internal document of the intelligence agency. An account of the document by the Associated Press (AP) agency suggests prisoners were not only held there but tortured. The Polish authorities have refused to confirm the story.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0910/1224278568454.html


From Information Clearing House

--------

Bush's Rendition Program Remains Unchecked
http://act.commondreams.org/go/2251?akid=173.124981.ig0wU4&t=16

Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists Denounce the Denial of Due Process and Justice for the Victims of US Torture
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/09/10



http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Bush+legacy
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=DoJ
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Central+Intelligence+Agency
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=secret+prison
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=state+secrets
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Abu+Ghraib
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=war+crimes
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=rendition
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=detainee
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Glenn+Greenwald

Users Status

You are not logged in.

Recent Updates

Will Turkey Sever Ties...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the current tension...
rudkla - 24. Sep, 10:49
Merkel macht Stuttgart...
BUND: „Die Baukosten schießen in die Höhe, die Bauplanung...
rudkla - 22. Sep, 05:25
War Is Murder
http://www.lewrockwell.com /kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski25 6.html The...
rudkla - 21. Sep, 09:16
The surge in defense...
Independent Institute by Winslow T. Wheeler 09/18/10 Accordi ng...
rudkla - 21. Sep, 09:12
Amid flooding, CIA resumes...
MSNBC 08/23/10 After a little-noticed, weeks long...
rudkla - 21. Sep, 09:07

Search

 

Status

Online for 6827 days
Last update: 24. Sep, 10:49

Credits


Afghanistan
Animal Protection - Tierschutz
Australia - Australien
Big Brother - NWO
Britain
Chemtrails
Civil Rights - Buergerrechte - Politik
Cuts in Social Welfare - Sozialabbau
Disclaimer - Haftungsausschluss
Environment Protection - Umweltschutz
Forest - Wald
Genetic Engineering - Genmanipulation
Global Warming - Globale Erwaermung
HAARP
Health - Gesundheit
Human Rights - Menschenrechte
... more
Profil
Logout
Subscribe Weblog